Yes, bad checks can be subjected to a statute of limitations. It will depend on the jurisdiction. It can also depend on the amount of the check. Both criminal charges and the debt associated with it can be subject to different limits.
The statue of limitations for a bad check in the state of Nebraska is 4 years. Other states with a 4 year statue of limitation are Idaho, Illinois, and New Mexico.
5 years for criminal, but it will never come to that. most likely the check writer will be added to cheksystems, which maintains a database nationally for banks.
They cannot. Please double check on the State Statute of Limitation. In some states it is applicable from the date the debt is purchased. So, please check that. If you are sure, ask the collector to validate the debt.
As far as I know there is no statute of limitation on auto repossession in any state. Check with your state Attorney General to be sure. I will post a link for you to read. Repossession should be your last resort. Hiding a vehicle from repossession is a crime in some states. The consequences of repossession are always bad for you.
That would be outside the limits in Texas. A civil suit is limited to 2 years and criminal charges would be at maximum seven years.
PA Statute of Limitations is 2 years for a bad check from the date of the certified mailing. the police charged me for a check from 1983
3 years.
5 years from date of discovery
The statute of limitations has to do with how long you can be prosecuted; it has nothing at all to do with how long a business can remember that you wrote a bad check and refuse to give you the opportunity to do it again.
There are NO statutes of limitation on ANY criminal offense in South Carolina. See: http://law.findlaw.com/state-laws/criminal-statute-of-limitations/south-carolina/
It will depend on the level of crime that is charged for the check. In Alabama a misdemeanor is set at 12 months. For a felony it is set at 3 years. The statute is met once an indictment or warrant is issued, regardless of whether it can be served immediately or not.
The amount of time to collect on a bad check depends on the state laws in which the check was written. Generally, the statute of limitations is from one to three years. If the process is started before that time, there is no time limit.